The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology(M.E.S.T) appraised the outcomes of the country's 38 state-run universities and listed 5 colleges as the bottom 15 percent of major public universities in Korea. M.E.S.T cautioned that the schools can face some penalties such as cuts in government subsidies and ineligibility for an increase in the number of faculty if they don't implement self-restructuring plans containing giving up direct elections of college presidents and merging or streamlining departments within a year. The government will single out more universities where restructuring is needed next September.

 The 5 schools are remonstrating with the government about criteria used for the assessment because M.E.S.T didn't consider the distinct characteristics of each university and the local circumstances. People want to enter a school located in the capital area, so the criteria such as the students' employment rate and the rate of enrolled students over approved number of students are unfavorable to universities located in small cities.

 M.E.S.T has demanded that national universities abolish direct elections of college presidents, but if businessmen who don't understand the schools' circumstances manage universities, most departments which major in noncommercial academic fields would be closed. Schools may start businesses to earn money. Schools should not be managed just to increase competitiveness and efficiency.

 The number of national universities in Korea is only 54. There are so many private colleges. Some private colleges have made preposterous departments to attract students and have received high-priced tuitions. The Korean government should set plans to restructure and to shut down the private colleges. Decreasing the number of colleges is definitely needed, but the targeting is wrong.

 Students, professors and schools need to cooperate together to argue that the government's decision is wrong and to fix the bad image prodeced by the announcement, which stated CBNU is in the bottom 15 percent of all state-run universities in Korea. The school should try to restore trust between the school and the students too. The General Students Association should show leadership to draw students' positive attitudes. If all people in CBNU cooperate together, CBNU can stand against the government.